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Funeral homes in Adams County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Adams County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #206 of 1,472 scored counties
#3 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On funerals · $173 a household
- Spending per listing
- $706K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,594
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Adams County comes to about $7.1M a year: $173 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 funeral homes, that is $706K per home, 4% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 10 funeral homes on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Adams County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,807 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Adams County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Adams County is 72 (upper middle), #206 of 1,472 scored counties and #3 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Adams County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $706K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,807 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $173 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $84,092 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Adams County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,594+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 40,841
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,363
- Median home value
- $268,500
- Jobs located here
- 31,894
- Daytime population
- 87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, PA | 75 | 22 | 2.1 | $780K | +6.5% | #152 of 1,472 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 72 | 42 | 2.1 | $739K | +4.2% | #203 of 1,472 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 72 | 10 | 2.4 | $706K | +3.6% | #206 of 1,472 |
| 4Lancaster County, PA | 71 | 48 | 2.3 | $762K | +1.9% | #224 of 1,472 |
| 5Monroe County, PA | 70 | 9 | 1.5 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #228 of 1,472 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 70 | 16 | 2.5 | $654K | +3.0% | #238 of 1,472 |
| 7Bucks County, PA | 69 | 54 | 2.2 | $788K | +0.3% | #258 of 1,472 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 15 | 2.6 | $656K | +2.2% | #267 of 1,472 |
| 9York County, PA | 68 | 38 | 2.1 | $740K | +3.6% | #289 of 1,472 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 67 | 83 | 2.5 | $653K | +2.4% | #312 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Adams County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Adams County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 funeral homes in Adams County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Adams County, PA spend on funerals?
About $7.1M a year, or $173 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $706K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Adams County has 2.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $706K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,807 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in Adams County is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Adams County scores 72 for funeral homes (upper middle), #206 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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